Social media influencers and supplement companies have stoked concerns, but experts say the issue is a lot more complicated.

A widely used weight-loss drug may have an unexpected side effect, especially for women and older adults. New research ...

Some experts believe that anyone could benefit from GLP-1 medications, as the popular drugs have become more widespread and accessible. Others, however, warn that the decision to take the diabetes and ...

The diabetes drug Mounjaro will be tested alongside an experimental treatment to study how to maintain muscle mass while losing weight, according to an announcement Thursday—after earlier studies ...

Altimmune said its experimental drug in a midstage trial helped patients shed weight but also minimized the loss of muscle mass. Altimmune is one of several smaller biotech companies pushing to ...

A drug designed to help cancer patients rebuild wasting muscles has become one of the most contentious substances in elite ...

A new study offers fresh hope for people living with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Researchers report progress toward a pill that lowers blood sugar and boosts fat burning without cutting appetite or ...

(Reuters) -Fulcrum Therapeutics said on Thursday its experimental drug to treat a type of muscle disorder failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage study, sending the company's shares down nearly ...

New data describes how an experimental drug can stop life-threatening muscle wasting (cachexia) associated with advanced cancers and restore muscle health. The experimental agent, known as AR-42 while ...

Metformin's anti-senescent properties have been demonstrated through pre-clinical studies. To test the intervention in humans, the team recruited 20 healthy male and female older adults for a ...